title: The case of a city where 1 in 6 residents is a refugee: ecological factors and host community adaptation in successful resettlement.
abstract: The notable success of an upstate New York community in resettling refugees raises the question of whether multiple waves of resettlement over a 15-year period have resulted in greater accommodation to refugees. Structured interviews based on transactional models of acculturation were used along with archival data to explore ecological factors supporting a host community's behavioral flexibility and perseverance in response to the influx of refugees. Evidence suggests that socioeconomic climate, historical background/social norms, and the organizational structure of agencies involved in resettlement moderate successful inclusion of refugees into a host community in a bidirectional process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Utica College, 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY 13502-4892, USA. rsmith@utica.edu
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D012036:Refugees; D014505:Urban Population